REPEATING CORAL

When I was painting my chinoiserie table and chairs coral, I impulsively took the paint brush to some branches in a vase.  At the time there was no plan.  What I later realized was that those curly, gnarly branches repeated the coral in the room, not just in color, but in form too. 

CORAL BRANCHES ON MY BAR CART

Those turned and twisted branches repeat the pattern of coral.

GNARLY "CORAL" BRANCHES

The coral shape repeats itself in the coral framed prints and reflects and repeats in the mirrored frames.

CORAL BRANCHES REPEATING AND REFLECTING IN FRAME

REPEATS AND REFLECTIONS FROM ANOTHER ANGLE

The coral pairs and compliments the copper in the room. Notice the sculptural metal coral on the stand in the upper left corner behind the leopard shaker.

CORAL AND COPPER COMBO

I added a sea life Pottery Barn platter on the bottom shelf.

POTTERY BARN PLATTER ON BAR CART BOTTOM SHELF

I also have some "coral" candlesticks on my table.  I purchased them at West Elm many years ago.

CORAL CANDLESTICKS ON MY TABLE

One of my all time favorite books, CABINET OF CURIOSITIES, rests on my coffee table.  Of course the cover has what else but some coral.

MY FAVORITE BOOK WITH CORAL ON THE COVER

Do you repeat design elements?  Do you have a plan or does it just happen?

Fall Vignettes

It's my last gasp of Fall before the December craziness descends upon us.

The colors in my sun room make it very easy to pull together my Fall decor.  

 The dark browns, the corals, and the tans mimic the colors I associate with the season.

I thought the late afternoon sun streaming across the room and 

the almost bare tree branches in the background said Fall to me.  

Late  Fall Afternoon in My Sun Room

I have this large silver tray on my leather ottoman/coffee table.  

I update it for the season.

Antlers, feathers, a worn leather book, some gold tassels,

 and a brown orb on a pedestal add the touch of Fall.

We enter this room from the adjoining dining room.   

When the weather cools,  I add these pillows to my caned back arm chairs.  

The pillows are made from velvet and a section from a vintage rug.  They repeat the browns, golds, 

and corals of Fall. The upholstered chair seats are also velvet with nail head trim.

Coral candleholders are on a small table in the dining room. 

 The draperies and the side chair wear a coral geometric pattern.  

I covered the dining room table with cow hides, antler candlesticks, 

and a stylized horse,  all in brown tones.

The small side table is covered in a leopard print.  

Striped leather books and a weathered ceramic pine cone complete the vignette.

Fall seems to have come and almost gone so quickly.
 I'm already moving on to Christmas, but not quite ready to give up on this short season.



Kathy


Happy Thanksgiving to you and your family.